A Dance of Life on The Edge His name is Dan Osman. A 1) Guinness record 2) holder and a legend in the world of rock climbing. Over the past 11 years, Dan thrilled, amazed and inspired everyone who saw

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 疯狂英语2003年

More public places are being shut down in Mexico as authorities attempt to stem the spread of swine flu. Officials say as many as 152 people have died, 20 cases have been confirmed to be from the virus. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports from Mexico City. Of

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

Singer Michael Jackson has reportedly been rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles. A fire department official tells the Los Angeles Times that paramedics had performed CPR when they arrived at his home because Jackson wasn't breathing. Civil liberties

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Stories making news Cross Country. In Florida two firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire near Jacksonville. Officials thought that fire was contained but it flared up again yesterday. And in Georgia, a Delta Airlines jet returns safely to

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(六)月

【中英双语文本】 A 4 feet cupcake weighing a hefty 1,224 pounds has been officially recognized as the world's largest by the Guinness Book of Records. 一个身高4英尺、体重达1224磅的杯蛋糕日前被《吉尼斯世界记录》正式认

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 四六级必读美文系列

This suburban moggy is pretty much a black joke. He doesn't work, doesn't have an income, in fact he doesn't even leave the house. He gets everything from his owner Catherine Campbell . She had a feeling bank security was a little slack and wanted to

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1. The White House is expressing strong displeasure over the attacks against anti-government protesters in Bahrain. Police in Bahrain fired tear gas and used clubs against demonstrators. Medical officials said four people were killed. 2. Federal auth

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(二月)

President Obama said today he welcomes apparent progress in the Senate toward reaching a compromise on whether a so-called public option should be included in a health care overhaul bill. Presidents comments come even as the details of the compromise

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

As she prepares to head to the annual UN General Assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning Iran that she will push for more sanctions soon if the country continues to defy the international community on the nuclear issue. NPR's Michele

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China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell in July to the lowest level in more than three years, as the world's second-largest economy pares its foreign-exchange reserves to support the yuan. 随着世界第二大经济体通过削减外汇储备来支持

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- No one can challenge my dominance in the 1,500m freestyle, said China's Olympic champion Sun Yang after setting a new world record to win the men's longest event at London Olympics on Saturday. The 1,500m freestyle is my st

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Dayron Robles won the 110m hurdles with a new stadium record of 13.04 seconds in the Diamond League meet London leg on Friday. Robles, the world record holder, held off Jason Richardson of the United States

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Danish title holder and defending champion Jan Oe. Joergensen had no trouble whatsoever beating Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in Thursday's men's singles semifinals of this year's badminton Copenhagen Masters. Joergensen

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NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Prior to Saturday, there was very little to write or say about Kenya's Philemon Rono, the Kaptagat ( Rift Valley) based distance runner. However, the beauty of Kenyan athletics is stories of rags to riches replicate each

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

金融英语 A derivative is a security which derives its value fromanother underlying financial instrument, index, or otherinvestment. Derivatives are available based on theperformance of stocks, interest rates, currencyexchange rates, as

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金融英语之银行英语阅读:支票英语用语 金融英语:支票英语用语 支票薄cheque book 支票陈票人cheque drawer 持票人cheque holder 不记名支票cheque to bearer/bearer cheque 记名支票/认人支票cheque to order 到

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In an age dominated by innovation and new technology, becoming a successful entrepreneur is no longer the preserve of a MBA degree holder. 在当今这个以创新和新科技为主导的时代,成为成功企业家再也不是工商管理硕士的专

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Du Li was upset in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final by Hungarian younster Ildiko Karmacsi on Saturday in Munich's shooting World Cup. Du, 30, finished second in a total of 688.8 after shooting 588 in

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Nine-year-old Giuliano Stroe knows what it means to knuckle down after school ... but not with his homework as you might expect. 九岁的朱利亚诺斯特勒知道放学后应该认真努力但和你预想的不同,他并非是认真学习功课。

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

以色列公司获得世界水周工业水奖 STOCKHOLM, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Netafim, the pioneer and world-leading provider of drip and micro-irrigation technology, received the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. The awarding ceremony was made dur

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻